28/10/2016 11:52
Beijing, 28 oct (EFE).- China today warned India against the Dalai Lama's planned visit to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, disputed for half a century between New Delhi and Beijing, by warning that this trip could affect bilateral relations.
"Las actividades (of the Dalái Lama) en una zona en disputa solo podrán dañar la paz y la estabilidad en la zona así como la relación bilateral entre China e India", a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a press conference, Lu Kang.
The Tibetan Buddhist leader has already visited that area before, pero Lu insistió en que "cometer un error no significa que se pueda cometer el mismo error".
El portavoz insistió en que la invitación india al dalái lama en esa zona en disputa le ofrece "una plataforma para emprender actividades separatistas".
The Dalai Lama's visit to that state is scheduled for March next year and responds to an invitation from his chief minister., Pema Khandu.
Beijing also reacted negatively to the recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh by the US ambassador to India., Richard Verman, which was interpreted by Chinese authorities as disrespectful to Sino-Indian efforts to achieve peace and reconciliation.
Sovereignty over the region of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan area and in the extreme northeast of India, It has been claimed by both countries since practically the creation of the Indian state, and was the trigger for a brief war between the two Asian powers in 1962.
China and India try to reduce tensions over this conflict through regular rounds of negotiations, although mutual accusations of military incursions in the border area are frequent.
While India controls Arunachal Pradesh, claimed by China, The communist regime de facto administers another area disputed by both, Aksai Chin, on the western border of the two countries and part of the historic region of Kashmir. EFE
